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Forum HABITATS AND TOYS Want to Move Rabbits Inside- Need Help

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    • Beetiza
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        My two rabbits are currently living in a two story hutch in an unused horse stall in our barn. Since we live in Colorado they have a heated water bowl, heated water bottle (one of them prefers the bottle), and a big heat pad. (The floor of the hutch is wire and the heat pad is under that so they can’t chew it. And the wire is covered by a towel to protect their feet). They make it through the winter no problem, but after reading up on the benefits I want to move them inside. 

        The room I want to move them into has a carpeted floor and some wires (a lava lamp, a regular lamp, and a laptop’s charging cord), There’s also a wooden desk, a wheeled chair, a trash basket, a bed, and a wooden bookshelf. I don’t know what kinds of wood any of these are. I want to move their entire hutch in there and maybe get an x pen or have supervised play time. Since x pens are expensive I probably wouldn’t be getting one for another couple months, so I need help on protecting the furniture and carpet. The wires can be moved out of the rabbits’ reach if need be, so I don’t know if there’s a type of covering that can be used on the desk’s legs and the bookshelf’s base or what. 

        I forgot to mention earlier that both rabbits are litter trained, but does anyone know a good hay rack that isn’t very messy?

        Thanks,

        Beetiza


      • blubudgie
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          Before I got an xpen I used these storage cubes to make a pen:
          http://www.amazon.com/Whitmor-6070-1723-Storage-Cubes-Black/dp/B000LRBSFI

          they are shorter so depending on how high your bunnies can jump you might have to stack them higher.

          For the wooden things if they have legs maybe you can slide socks on them? My rabbit has never chewed on my wooden furniture, maybe yours won’t either?


        • Beetiza
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            Thank you I will look into that!


          • Mimsy
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              If you give them free range, get some split loom from an auto parts store. It’s basically pvc that wraps around wires to keep them safe.

              http://www.amazon.com/uxcell-17-3Ft-Length-Diameter-Plastic/dp/B00EK8029C/ref=sr_1_9?ie=UTF8&qid=1457214747&sr=8-9&keywords=split+loom

              Good luck! They and you will enjoy hanging out together more.


            • Beetiza
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                I don’t think they will be free range until I can see how the carpet fares… my mom would freak if they really messed it up. But thanks for wire suggestion, I was worried about them chewing them and getting hurt. :]

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